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1.Abscess
Symptoms & Conditions/Health/Medical DictionaryAn abscess is a localized collection of pus in any part of the body that results in the disintegration or displacement of tissue. Pus is the liquid product of inflammation, and is made of white blood cells, the remains of dead white blood cells,... |
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Symptoms & Conditions/Health/Medical Dictionary Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome (DSPS) is very common in teens and young adults. It one of the most common sleep disturbance related to circadian rhythm. It occurs when a person's body clock runs very late and the individual will stay up until one... |
3.Enzyme
Symptoms & Conditions/Health/Medical DictionaryAn enzyme is an organic catalyst. A catalyst is something that participates in a chemical reaction, but is unchanged by it. Enzymes make biochemical reactions possible. They are complex proteins that are capable of acting independently. Enzymes... |
4.In Vitro
Symptoms & Conditions/Health/Medical DictionaryIn vitro is Latin for "in a glass". The term refers to research that is done on cell in a Petrie dish, in a test tube or any test performed in a laboratory and not on a living human or animal. This term is in contrast to "in vivo", which is Latin... |
5.In Vivo
Symptoms & Conditions/Health/Medical DictionaryThis is Latin for "in the living body". It usually refers to research that is actually performed on a living person or animal. This is in contrast to research that is performed "in vitro", which is Latin for "in a glass". Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - 13:52 | 
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Symptoms & Conditions/Health/Medical Dictionary Inflammation is the body's reaction to injury. When tissue is injured, there are a series of changes that occur--we call these changes inflammation. An injured and inflamed area of the body undergoes continuous change as... |
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